Sittings From
the Legislature
By M. R. JDUWNAGAN
Special Writer for The Democrat
Raleigh, N. C.?Acceptance of the
$1 <5,000,000 item for the eight month
school term in the conference report
by the House of Representatives indicates
that the 1933 General Assembly
is well on the way toward adjournment.
Some even think it possible
that the session will end this
week, but the majority belief is that
it will continue through nil or nearly
all of next week.
Possibility of -d deadlock between
the House and Senate practically
vanished with that action, which, in
final analysis, commits the General
Assembly to a sales tax. For, it is
pointed out, there is no other way in
sight for raising the revenue needed
for the eight months school and other
needs except a sales tax. But, even
yet there are members who voted
for the eight months school who say
they will still oppose the sales tax.
This number however, apparently will
not have sufficient strength to hold
up the measure for long.
Sale* Tax
A general sales tax of three per
cent has been agreed upon by the
Hoube Finance Committee and comes
up for consideration Tuesdav in Lha
Revenue bill, which was received on
its Xii-st reading Saturday. The house
will go into a committee of the whole
and hopes to be able to finish in time
to get it passed on its three House
readings the latter part of this week. '
It will then have to be considered by
the Senate which may spend from 3
to five days on it. That is why it
seems impossible for the session to
end before the latter part of next
week.
The appropriations bill may bo '
ec-neidered out. of the way. The bouse J
adopted the conference report 51 to J
40. it is considered a matter of for- "
raalKy for the Senate to adopt it.
This measure, as stated, provides $16000,000
foi the eight months school. '
It makes a cut of 38 per cent, compromise
on the House 44 and Senate
32 per cent cut in salaries of State
employees, on the 1931 basis. On the _
whole, it is almost the figures sub; j
mitted by the Senate, which was less ^
drastic in its cuts of salaries and ap- ,
propriations than was the House. I
Tht* Sftlniiftn nlmnsh on frVtn
problem is not satisfactory to many
memuciS but it ;? considered a fair .
compromise and is expected to work '
out fsirly -.ve!i-if-gggfoaS* conditions ,
improve as is promised and expected i
under the "new deal" of President j
lW?u;cVvlt?
T_ R? S.l? ,
Enactment of the law legaliting ,
the sale of beer, wine and other lip' t {
beverages May 1 has brought cut reg- c
uiatury and supplemental measures. j
One by Frances sots up the machinery t
fur manufacturing and handling such
beverages, placing the licensing in ,
the hands of county commissioners. 1
U may be too stringent as introduced
and may be modified. One other
also allows manufacturing, especially
interesting to grape and other fruit
growers. And another, ratified, per- mils
billboards, as wcil as newspaper
and radio advertising. The town of
Belhaven, which 15. P. (before prohibition)
had a $1000 license tax on
nlrink handlers, wants it removed in
the light of new developments. j
Few Ratifications S
A few important measures were s
ratified last week, along with the us- ?
ual run of the mine legislation. Mea- j
sunes raiincn last ween, Oi local acts j
and 34 of a general nature, several 5
resolutions and bills to supplement a
other acts, making a total of 91 for e
the week and 704 for the session, in- 1
eluding a dozen or more passed but
not actually i-atified yet. e
Nor was there a let up in intro- a
Auctions. In fact, increase is noted t
over the past few weeks. Many cor- i:
vect or change laws passed, but the t
usual number of sessron-end [local
bills were put in the hopper. The past j
week 134 bills were introduced bringing
the total for the session to 1768.
Two locally important ones made appearance
Friday. They are the two
omnibus bills, naming the board oi (,
education membere and the justices f
of the peace in the 100 counties. c
The marriage law bill, requiring f
the male to make affidavit from tu- p
bercnlar or veneral diseases for two c
years, or else furnish a doctor's cer- r
tificatc, with no examination or af- a
iKiavii ior ine women, came out or t
conference. f
Machinery Act Ratified r
The Machinery Act was actually t.
ratified the past week, and a bill to
have more copies of it printed. The t
State Bar bill also became the law, t
after stormy sailing, She Highway Pa- t
trol was transfvficd to the Heyemie *
Department and given more work. s
The special judges act was passed, t
giving f? '^vemor authority to name c
in his : Stion, six special judges, ,
not re^ ing him to name four of ,
them.
The new bank measure wa3 not j
completely passed. It. provides for t
reorganizing banks now closed, un- ]
lees or ^hird of the depositors reg- i
ister o "action. An act passed limit3 i
the posies of the Commissioner of >
Banks .coderately, while another enacted
-egplates the sale of certain
. assets defunct banks. i
, continued on Page 7) <
AN
VOLUME XLIV, NUMBER 41
To Court of St. James
Robert W. Bingham, publisher ol
the Louisville (Ky.) Courier-Jour
nal, has sailed for England to become
the United States Axnbassa
dor at the Court of St. dames, replacing
Andrew W. Mellon.
BASEBALLLEAGIJE
UllffifirmtT/1 wn imr *
lYWMiiW IS HKLI
C. W. Teal Named President in Sal
urday Session. Six Clubs RepresentcJ.
Each Club Must Deposit $10
As a Guarantee.
C. W. Teal, local business mai
was named president of the newlj
conceived Watauga Baseball Leagui
it a meeting held at the Boone D<
partmer.i Storo last Saturday. Repr<
ientatives of six baseball teams o
.he county were present, ar.d it \va
uled that the managers of the sti
;ral clubs should constitute a hoar
)f control which would draft tb
rules and regulations of the league'
liamond activities this year.
It has been ruled that each clu
ihall deposit the sum of $10 whic
shall be forfeited in each ins'anc
vhere the team represented fails t
stay in the league for the seasor
5even clubs have already joined th
eaguo and it is hoped that the fins
srganization will contain eight. Thos
vho heve signified their, intenition o
oining in and making the first sea
ter sO^Syepsisful one are Oak Gs'OVs
Snmboo, Elk, Vilas, Blowing ltocl
Uabei and Boone.
AfivwcV iiicCtsr.^ Will?b? : held. B
ha JRoamc Department Store Thurs
fay evening at 8 o'clock when th
letails for the league will be worke.
>ut. 'All clubs interested are aske<
o have a representative on hand a
hat time.
FAIUMTOUST
EVOKES PENALTY
Tax Supervisor Says Properly Own
ers Stow in Making; Returns. Lasting
Now Going On. Failure May
Bring Prosecution
County Tax Supervisor J. S. Mc
Iride states that since iist-takini
tarted in the county there has beet
mall response, and incidentally call;
ittention to the statutes which im
lose penalties for non-listing o;
noperty for taxation. A penalty o:
12 may be imposed for failure to lis
nd those evading are liable to pros
cution. Penalties ranging as high te
0 per cent, may be added.
Mr. McBride points out that prop
rty is to be listed ?s K>f April 1st
,nd that the last day to comply will
he law is May 1. He is in his offici
r. Boone this week looking after lis!
aking.
&.ndy Greer Entertains
Boone Friends at Dinnei
Andy Greer, of Sugar Grove, en
crtained a number of his Boon;
riends Sunday at an old-fashioner
ountry dinner, prepared by himseli
l-ora .the choicest Watauga Cour.tj
iroducts. Roast pork, gravy, hot bisuits,
mashed potatoes, iocust honey,
naple syrup, home-made preserves
nd many other viands which woulc
ickle the fancy of an epicurean, were
ollowed by generous helpings ol
aspberrics anu cake just as light anc
asty as woman ever baked.
While Andy washed the dishes anc
idied up (the dining room and kitchcr
he guests enjoyed themselves undei
he shade trees on the lawn. Aftei
Via o nlooonvae oaarl tl?'
juesta were preparing to leave 10;
tome, ithe genial host presented eaci
>f his venerable <?) friends with i
valking cane, whittled from nativi
vood by his own hands.
!Tho9e present were Messrs. Carro
\dams, John Greer, John W. Hodges
M. ft. Lovili and Cicero Greer. Thi
Democrat's editor, who had been in
rited but who was unable to atten<
he dinner, also received one of th<
iseful walking canes.
;
The popularity cf jig saw puizle
continues. One company is turninj
out more than 3,fOO,C30 a week.
HHSSSSm
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on-Partisan Newspaper, E
BOONE, WATAUGA CO
WATAUGA WOULD
BE INCLUDED IN
NEW PARK ARE/
Representative Coffey Would Creat
National Park Embracing 240,00
Acres in This and Other Counties
Cut-over Lands Would Fit in Wit
Roosevelt Reforestation Progran
Bill Gives Boundaries.
Raleigh, N. C. ? Provision for
great "Daniel Boone Natonal Fores
Park/' -embracing approximately 24(
000 acres of land now owned by th
Federal Government and located in
dozen northwestern North Carolin
f counties, the upper Blue Ridge are!
lis made in a bill introduced in th
. General Assembly by Representativ
F. H. Coffey, of Caldwell Count]
I and placed on the calendar.
The counties included in the are
are Madison, Mitchell, Yancey, Bur
combe, McDowell, Burke, Caldwel
l Avery, Watauga, Ashe, Surry an
[ Wilkes. In <:hese. Mr. Coifev state*
)the national government now own
cut-over lands which would lend thei
selves admirably to the reforestatio
program sponsored by Pre3ideii
t> Roosevelt, and in addition to thi
240,000 acres, other State and pri
vately-owned lands would be adde
for improvement, the entire acreag<
to be embraced in National Forest
and National Park areas.
r- The bill calls attention to the Re
forestation act passed by Congre3
and the pending legislation lookini
toward the reforestation of ilhe Ten
if nessee River basin and its iripuX?t
is ies, the purchase of additional land
r- in this basin, the construction of res
d ervoirs for impounding water, catel
e dams, planting and reforesting mar
s ginal landr and similar enterprises
and it hat. there is a large and seen
b icaliy beautiful boundary of land
h mountains, lakes, woods and water,
e and resorts owned by Federal an<
o State government and, individual;
i. which are more suitable for park;
e and forests than for agriculture,
d The bill sets apart "The Danie
e Boone National Forest Park" outlin
f ;?n? - t?:?"
maMM ?*?3 uuunuoisca, weguiii.11^ ill &ni
- Non'.h Carbiina-Tcniiessee line i:
!j French Broad River, following lha
>> and Ihe Swannanoa River to isiaci
Mountain, then southward with thi
it ninMt Moontain-Chimney Rock roai
to Lakey's gap nnd the, iorka of thi
e Broad liiver-Ci-uokod Crcctr tig!*
1 road, then westward to Highway No
d 28 and northward with No. 28 to thi
t Catawba River near Old Fort, ther
down the Catawba to include Irak*
James to Highway No. 18 and witt
that road through Lenoir, Moravisf.
Falls, the Wilkesboros, then down thf
? Yadkin River to Elkin, then north'
ward with No. 28 to Doughton-Spar
ta and with No. 18 to the Virginia
North Carolina line, which it follow;
- to the Tennessee corner, and along
the Tennessee-North Carolina line tc
the beginning point.
iThe land now owned and to be acquired
by the Federal government
- would be administered by the U. S,
b Forest Service for park and forest
1 purposes, for tourist and recreation3
al uses; hunting and fishing would be
- allowed, except in game refuges; yegf
ulated timber cutting, mining, stock
f grazing and shrub gathering would
' be permitted. All privately owned
" property turned over will be admin5
istored by the Federal Government,
3 r 1;? 1 ?? 1 -- 1
f.iiu mupb ui nation anu state in uie
" future will designate the Daniel
Boone National Forest Park.
1 The Governor would be directed to
' name a superintendent of State in
LeiosU to devote full time to the
area, working in co-operation with
Federal officials. Objects would be
ro promote tourist travel sr.d regulate
hunting and fishing.
' Hereafter no lands would be acquired
in this State by the Federal
- Government, except by gift or donatiori,
except at a price higher than
I $5 an acre, and no land would be
: condemned by the Federal govcrnr
ment except by agreement with the
principal owners to quit title there,
to. Incomes derived from such lands
, would be used to compensate the
I counties for loss of taxable values
: by inclusion of lands r.ot taxed and
controlled by the U. S. Government.
I This measure would not interfere
with State regulation of hunting and
I fishing license fees in the area. The
i provisions of Section 8067, Consolif
dated Statutes, and all amendments,
r would be extended to include the
> purchase of lands in any county anc
r I aim ula sections of the Stnte hv the
II government, and would not be con
i fined, as at present, to Western
5 North Carolina.
Mr. Coffey reports thai Col. W. D
1 Adams, Old Fort; Hugh McRae, Mr
, Coffey himself and numbers of oth5
ers have large acreages which thej
- plan bo turn over to the Federal gov1
ernment for improvement, and thai
? the government is ready to begin reforestation,
construction of roads aor
trails and making other improvement!
3 as soon as the area is embraced ir
I the park area, as contemplated in the
bill he has introduced.
i |
evoted to the Best Intere
LFNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THIJRS
I , ? - ~~ ~~ ~
^ Easter Buiini
Easter bunnies will be right on
^ maidens were slightly in doubt, so
s and did they find bunnies, well >
Tiffany, maidens fair cf footlight
^ girls to know that they have the ?
^ all their friends will be right on I
S ? =
; Stockholders
T? R
5 I
3 An enthusiastic meeting of the
stockholders of the Watauga Coun''
ty Sank was held last Wednesday
afternoon, with a view to reorgan'
izing and opening the instituiton
3 through changes in the "capital
structure" of the bank. The plan
3 which was immediately approved
3 by most of the stockholders provides
that new capital he contributed
by the old stockholders and
depositors jointly and that non-as"
sessable, common stock be issued
> ... . . ,
to. escn one in proput'uwri
^ amount paid in.
1 Arrangements are being made
" for holding meetings of depositors
tbifL--HMsak..in __different sections of
? the county, the action of i^per
cent MI WIUVII VTIII *kttl ^ n-C._
of actual reorganization, which
should be completed within a reas1
onabie period of time.
oank officials and depositors
1 alike will be pleased to note that
1 "Uie reorganization proposals have
brought about praise from State
Bank Commissioner Gurney Hood,
who belie ires that the reorganised
bank should be able to "weather
any financial storm that may
break about it," An excerpt from
1 Mr. Hood's letter of approval follows;
"The plan, as proposed, appears
to be sound, particularly in view
of the distribution to be made of
the common stock which it is understood
will be held by present
depositors and stockholders of the
hank. Unquestionably this plan will
create a sound institution which
should he able to weather any fiancial
storm that may break -about
it, and it would appear that this
would be the best plan for all concerned.'
The-directors meeting was well
attended and a spirit of hopefulLocal
Board
A I T /
j\na jusnci
Raleigh, N. C.?The much dif
cussed end locally important "omni
bus" bills,/; one naming the count;
boards of education, the other ih
justices of the peace in the variou
counties of the State, have been in
troducod in the House of Rcpresen
tatives. Both will be amended consid
erably and subjects of lueal cor.tro
i versies before they are finally en
aoted.
The boards of education are name,
for two years, unless terms are oth
erwise indicated, and no new men;
bers are to be named to oust or dis
place other members whose term
have not expired by law. The Stat
will pay for not more than five menI
bers, any above that number to r<
flfeaive (their per diem and travel pa
from county school funds. Thee
( members were to have been name
on fVlOir AAlllrl Kor?!n +Ua>w A -
w VUVJI WU1U UC5?I WItH UUVIC3 A]
ril 1st, but the measure was nc
. reached. The General Assembly, how
ever, passed a measure which pr<
' vents old boards from performing p.n
- functions wrich fell to the new onei
i such as naming county superintenc
ents for the next one or two year
I or appointing local school committee
< and the acts of the new boards, eve
i though not perfotrued when spec
> fied, are validated by the act.
Justices of the peace are name
LMOC
sts of Northwest North C
fDAY. APKIL 13, VJio
: ? j
ies Right On Time
i, % V
I, jJL- Warn.- - ? i .-v /
nme tlus year, as always. These twc
they went out and around and aboul
res! So now Sara Belle and Evelyn
fame, want all good little boys anc
ivider.ee and that Easter bunnies anc
he job on Easter morning.
s Accept Plai
Watauga Paul
noss was in evidence. Roarjanizi
tion was endorsed by many in shoe
talks and E- G. Finley of Nort!
Wilkcsboro, a stockholder, hcartil
commended the proposal and be
licvcs that no other course remain
to be followed, which would ab
solutely solidify the bank. N. fi
Smithey, of North Wilkesboro, ,
large depositor, also lent endorse
mcnt to the plan and spoke en
couvagingly of the future. Durin
the course of the meeting the foi
and endorsed by the stockholders:
-**- ? bank holida
affecting all the banks in Nort
Carolina was declared by execu
- ~9<DMdS- - 1. H ?
1ITC yiMvi* y?, moivnu,
' "JJ fcfllulsy.itjtill-i
effect on the Watauga Count
Bank; and, whereas, the Coinmii
aioncr cf Banks of North Carolin
rsqair*? that certain changes b
made in the capital structure o
the said hank before it may be rc
opened; and, whereas, the Getters
Assembly of North Carolina did 01
March 15th, 1833, msct - cert#?
law known as House Bill No. 941
of the Scccion of 1933; and, where
as, the undersigned stockholder
and depositors desire to take ad
vantage of Section 5, Sub-sectioi
C of said act; and, whereas, th
undersigned stockholders and dc
positors realize that it is essentia
to the welfare of themselves a
well as the county thut inid ban!
be reorganized and reopened.**
While officials of the closed ban!
were not in position to give out thi
prcbable date of opening, they se
no reason for predicting any un
usual dday- The progress the rt
organization proposal is able t
make, will depend largely upo
how soon the depositors may len
their endorsement*
Education
is Are Natnei
for six years, unless otherwise spt
i- ified, the hill introduced to have n
y justices elected by the people in ca
e township. with an additional justi
s named by the resident Superior cou
- judge for each additional 20,000 po
r ulation, is still in process. If it shou
- he passed, as introduced, the justic
now appointed and all others wou
I- end their services soon after the ne
election, when justices could be
J ccted. v
The Watauga County board of t
i-}ucation members named in the t
i-'are as follows- J. B. Horton, Will
is! Walker and T. H. Coffey Jr.
e| Justices of the peace named f
i- this county are: Bald Mountain,
j- W. Wall, R. F. Vannoy; Blowi
y Rock, J. T. Miller, four years; Bool
e A. J. Euitiisieii, Blue Hidgc, J.
d Bradshaw; Cove Creek, C. B. Mooi
>- Scott Swift, E. G. Greer, four yea
it Elk, C. C. Triplette; Laurel Ore
i- Claude Edrnisten, E. Y. Edmisto
u. Meat Camp No. 2, H. C. Beach, fc
y years, Herman McNeil; North Fo
j, B. R. South; Shawneehaw, Fred i
I- misten, Ernie Triplette; Stony Fo
s W. S. Moretz, E. B. Hardin; Wat!
s ga, E. B. Cox, Clint Baird, fo
n years; Arthur Mast.
i
In 1905 there were 800 hotels
d New York. Today there are 500.
aroIina
$1.50 FSK YSAS I
. I ^ GENERAL
BROnN
NOW ON TRIAL
FOR HOMICIDE
tvilic Man Takes Stand ?n Own
ehalf After State Agree* on Verc
<ct of Second De^rci: ?uu>4er. Skat
2 other in Law in November. State
g batters Testimony. Fori* Hnye* Is
? iven Six Months.
*2
Z eneral Brown, citizen of the
5 vilie section is on trial in Supe
Court Wednesday for the fata)
shooting of his father-in-law, Dillon
Pennel), which occurred last November,
and which at that time was accepi-pd
generally as an act of selfdefense.
Evidence which was accepted up
until Tuesday evening tended to
show that Pennell came to the home
of his son-in-law while drinking, and
an argument ensued regarding some
corn, which precipitated ?the firing
of the fatal shot. A number of witnesses
fur the State were examined
and their testimony left the impres
? sion tliat notwiths'anding the argut
ment and the drinking, the shooting
was without very much provocation.
1 Brown, however, proved an excellent
I character.
The defendant himself was the
only witness for the defense, and his
story indicated that his life had been
1 threatened previous to the argument,
and that he shot Peimell in the back
as he Walked toward the door. He
suffered more or less of a breakdown
Cand proved an easy mark for the
cross-examination of the State's attorney.
A number of other defense witi
nocc^s are to be examined, and it is
-t thought that the case will have been
h settled today (Wednesday). The
y State had previously agreed upon tri>,r
al for murder in the second degree.
s Other Case? Tried
?- Three other cases have been dis'
posed of in Judge Finley's count,
* which has been lightened considera -
bly by the new recorder's court. They
- are as follows:
K Paul Klutz, driving while intoxi
cated, $50 and cost.
Paul Klutz, assault with deadly
weapon, four months on roads; *25=
Y n^nded on nay merit of $50 to R. W.
1* Coffey.
i- Frank Keller, worthless check, S
Tftlm urovisiop that
?- ijie be hired .Qi*t ta JiU
y Alfonso Hayes, forcible trespass
- and resisting- an officer, 6 months
a on roads.
c Recorders Court
f Only two cases were dispoacu of in
jr Recorders Court last week. Judgment
J against Charles Dougherty for forcin
ble trespass was suspended on payo
moot ?f cost, while Fate Dickens was
3 sentenced to 60 days on the roads for
forcible trespass and public drunken?
ness.
: TROUT FISHLfSG
; LEGAL SATURDAY
lc j
No Changes in Siate Laws Affecting
^ Hunting and Fishing in Watauga
c County.. License Fees the Same.
8 Streams in Good Shape.
The trout fishing season is to be
? officially ushered in next Saturday,
n according to County Game Warden
d H. Grady Farthing, who believes, the
streams are in excellent condition for
= .this year's angling.
There has been no change in the
State laws concerning hunting and
fishing in Watauga. Residents will
ibe required to buy county licenses,
costing $1.10, while any resident
wishing to f>?h in another county
than his own, must buy State-wide
;c~ license costing $2.10. Non-residen*.
v? licenses will cost $5.10. The heads
of the Department of Conservation
ce urge everyone to procure licenses bcirc
fore going fishing, and thus avoid
P" the possibility of paying court oosts.
__________
i'(:J Favorable Reports Given
xt On Two Local Measures
el
Raleigh, N. C.?The General As!f!"
sembly has ratified the bill fixing the
'JJ terms of court in Avery, Mitchell,
Watauga and Alexander counties.
Favorable reports have been given
?Tr by House committees on two other
''' Watauga County bills. One authorizes
ng the board of county commissione>rs
of Watauga County, in. their discrey
ihm, to abolish the V.';^=sa Cousty
Recorder's Court. This was passed
Saturday and sent to the Senate.
e'c> The other changes the boundary
in > lines of Blowing Rock and Watauga
lUr townships. When it came up for aolion
Saturday, Representative Gard *
ner, in the absence of and on re- S
rk> quest from Representative Greer, -3
lu~ who was -absent, asked that it be went =j
lUr back to the committee 011 counties,
cities and towns, that some of those ;g?53sj
affected by it wanted to be heard on '
in ( the boundary line changes. This was {done.